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CAMP DELARAM II, Afghanistan – The children of Delaram Boy's School leaned over their desks to peek out of classroom windows as trucks stopped on the playground and unloaded new desks and chairs for students and staff, May 5, in Delaram, Afghanistan.
The delivery of school supplies and desks is part of a project aimed at developing education and enriching the lives of Delaram's youth.
Richard M. Cavagnol, a United States Agency of International Development field program officer in the Delaram District, is one of many who contributed to this project.
"As a field program officer, I am responsible for the development activities," said Cavagnol.
The Delaram city council senior members recently sat down with Cavagnol to discuss the various needs of their community. Present for the meeting was Ghulam Guz, the district education director. While the representatives discussed many ways to help the city, improving the conditions of its schools was a priority.
The Delaram Boy's School, one of the largest elementary schools in the city, was in need of new supplies, according to Cavagnol.
Not long after determining where funding would go, 60 desks and plenty of office furniture arrived for distribution at the school.
Escorted by a small security team of Marines, Capt. James Lindler, commanding officer of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, and his men ensured that the new school furnishings would be delivered without incident.
Marines established a secure perimeter as Afghan locals unloaded 60 desks and other various pieces of school furniture that would revive the learning environment.
"This is very important stuff our school needs," said Mohi Bullah, a 7th grade student at the Delaram Boy's School. "We want to educate ourselves here. We want to be able to help our country in the future."
Along with students, teachers were also very excited to see the new furniture arrive.
"As you can see, there are lots of problems with the school," said Nisar Ahmad, a biology and science teacher, while motioning to other classrooms and the peeling paint in the hallways. "I am very happy to see the new furniture. Our students are more comfortable in their new desks."
The new office furniture and classroom furniture is not all the USAID is doing for the school.
"We have plans to refurbish as well," said Cavagnol. "We are going to fix the latrine, re-plaster the paint … we are going to renovate the whole place."
According to Cavagnol, the renovation project should take two months to complete.
By providing school supplies and furniture for the Delaram Boy's School; with the help of USAID, the district education director of Delaram can continue to foster the education and growth of the children throughout the district.
"If we have education in our country, we won't have any problems," Guz concluded.
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2010 06:03 |
| Story ID: | 49344 |
| Location: | DELARAM, AF |
| Web Views: | 355 |
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